In the late years of the war in the Pacific, the Japanese started to get lazy with their manufacturing tolerances because of how fast they needed to get rifles to their troops. The Type 99 definitely looks a lot better to take into battle, and they even made some variations that were meant for paratroopers and marksmen. Neither of these models is attractive rifles by any means, but the lesser of the two uglies is definitely the 99.
The actions look extremely similar with the Type 99 looking a lot easier on the eyes. The Japanese started with their Type 38 rifles until they found out that the 7.7 Jap had better ballistic performance over the 6.5 variant. The Type 99 was originally chambered in a funky little cartridge called the 7.7 Jap while the Type 38 was chambered in 6.5 Jap.
The difference is largely in caliber and overall size. However, the Type 99 is pretty much the big brother of the Type 38.
First of all, I think it should be addressed that I am talking about two different rifle models.
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